Outlet-box.



E. W. BUPFINTON.

OUTLET BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 0017, 1912.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Pl t) ltlll ti) OUTLINE-BOX.

Appl 1 co tit oi 5) ToN, of Fat ti new and useful Otti'lClFllHfi of following is n syim itrntioo.

l have lit-unt l tl'nii. l'ltlttll the lliit}, o't outlet two-u M r the em'ultiite v n. HlttHl-tlt' tti lll'ifl olittt t 1:: objnot of in invention n'ovitio no le but tllltit'ttt oil-un ting intnnnlo lioi l ilt? t'ttlltlttll or ttllHltilll-L En lite opening or Mth'fitllEW-i in the box.

intention tittlltr l moi in u l'ir'ttlily movable i-lntnpuuig member to utwtlptit'ntie with n portion ol' on opening; to rip n eontluit.

l Feature of my invention is u rig-girl in unber lowing bodily movement only and onother feature is a single screw 'toimoving 21E;3 Wll as holding; the movable tllOIl'lbOl'.

,ilnolbet' feature is n movable n'ien'iber in nombination with on opening in a Wall \yhieli is at an angle with the tlireotimi ot movement of said member.

Other features; will be pointetl out below.

ln' the tire/Wings: Figure l n vet-tint section 01 a box en'ibotlying my iiivention; Fig. 2 is an end elevntion thereof Without the movable member; Fig. 3 :1 partial plan of the movable member; Fig. l is a. plan of one out the knockout portions; and Fig. 5 is :in elevation partly in Section of another form of box embodying my invention.

The box A may be construetntl at, its open end in any suitable Way to support it Euivitoli. lit; has S'ltllO Wtlllfi a In base (11' lllltl portions; {1 HP at no with ill! base. Knock-out; outlets or o x 11" t ore pro-- 'vltlecl tUlt'l these may have teeth intlientetl ttl) a, one lti'ioclz-outz portion elouirng' it. tt'ptlllngf being; intlionltwl ill) a). lllemboi' is; :1 rig-iii piece of tnetzii having :1 flat; main portion n nntl 7 tinn 7 I). tho ll-iltvt' lltllltf too inutiiions o," oi oi" tin llov "lie u-fn'lilonrw 3' 5, i ovtw uil 'tll'tU" if, tuolj'ot'allly 'H'o'filv teeth, and pro-1i or ruition t i nie'n'ibei- B in i s movement. lvlet'nber ll is; mounted externally on the box by means ot' screw D which not; only moves said member but connects it to the box and this single screw Will therefore Opel-titty the movable too mi ti Sneolltontlon of Letters llntent.

ilo l tlctober '7 t tin i-ntsuo for all the opi'iriii'tnjt: o1:- onllion.

in using" my tleviee the wm'ltnmn t flit screw E-tt) tlutt member I! is (it :1 lit-ll v l'roin tilt box not! then inserts :1, ttlllt'lttit in lilo tlnen turns the uorow to ttlWtlI'tl the box it; being elem" tout will invntlwr tun-1 luoilily more moot loom-ii tin lioiv, this llltWOltltl'lll rwult io gf immune tin titltltlttliJ-t prevent turning oi int-Mm ll by nonunion pronnt; o" :tntl the turning in niso prevented by the Walls which :tt't ll'l/ .ll'l angle with the base and the teeth oi portion l) movo not only toward the box but. tou'nrrl the tooth rt" or (blooming portion of opening (1 and when member l3 llltS been niovotl ezui'lieiently l'OWtlltl the box the con- :luits .1) are etzinnutl firmly nntl positively in position.

in the l'orm shown in liioz :i the box has sitlo walls at; right angles to the base a" mull the openings (/7 in these valls are provided. Member ll is like member it except that its; LlltlS 7)* are I'Hil't llel with the side walls: o that movement ot screw l) may tlrniv inert:- ber ll lOWtlltl the box iltltl therefore grip conduits ll l) in their openings by bodily nioven'ient of member B.

Among the advantages of my (levice I may point out that it is very simple and eompzn-t tllltl yet highly etlieient that it is; useful for invtnlliw as well as flexible eont'li'zits; that it very inexpensive; that it is of great; utility For outlets in portions at an angle with the base of the box whether the UPQTIlU Q'S are in the angle portions (lesoribed or in the Sltlt! walls proper which are of course tab an angle with said base portion; :intl l'l'ltti the movable uietnbov is lirtnly l'lPltl ngi'uinet turning by tlw box; itself \VllOIl the i-ontluit is i'lnmpetl in position.

ll lult fl claim is:

l. iln outlet, box lowing a base nod 11 wall the opening. mow ou-ui wt with n11 opening: adopted to receive it oontEHttZ, mitt wall being;- at :m ttl'l fl( to stud tum- 1 naeinlnzrinovnbly n'toontotl on tltebnso 

